Press Release

U.S. Department of Education Turns to VeriSign for Meeting HSPD-12 Deadline

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA (Marketwire) - VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), the
leading provider of intelligent infrastructure for the networked world,
announced today that the U.S. Department of Education has chosen its
integrated authentication services to comply with Homeland Security
Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12), the Federal Government's secure
identity credentialing mandate.

VeriSign will provide the government agency with its integrated Personal
Identification Verification (PIV) Card Management System (CMS) and Shared
Service Provider (SSP) Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) solution. The
integrated, managed solution helps enable quick deployment and faster
compliance with the mandate.

"VeriSign's managed PKI solution made it possible for us to deploy an
HSPD-12-compliant solution without making costly infrastructure
investments, saving time and taxpayer dollars," said Winona Varnon, Esq.,
director of security services, Department of Education. "The seamless
integration between the CMS and the SSP components represents a significant
advantage over other solutions. Given VeriSign's extensive experience
operating mission critical Internet infrastructure, we are confident we
have made the right decision."

The VeriSign integrated solution provides agencies with a single,
easy-to-use platform to manage the issuance and life-cycle of both the PIV
card and the associated PKI credentials. This managed service solution of
smart card and certificate management systems helps enable quicker
deployments and ensures the highest return on the customer's investment.

"To comply with the HSPD-12 mandate, government agencies need proven,
reliable, and scalable solutions that meet the criteria specified in
Federal Information Processing Standard 201 (FIPS 201)," said George Schu,
vice president for strategic development, VeriSign. "VeriSign's integrated
PIV Card Management System and Shared Service Provider PKI allow our
customers to lower the total cost of ownership by leveraging a common
platform to meet critical government security requirements."

In June of 2006, VeriSign SSP PKI was the first service to be certified
under the General Services Administration (GSA)-managed FIPS 201 Evaluation
Program, and subsequently was the first component added to the GSA's FIPS
201 Approved Product List. Government agencies that choose the VeriSign
SSP PKI can be assured that not only can VeriSign provide the mandatory and
optional certificate types defined in FIPS 201, but that the VeriSign SSP
PKI and associated certificate validation services are being delivered by a
highly scalable, reliable and secure infrastructure unmatched in the
industry.

About VeriSign

VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) operates intelligent infrastructure services
that enable and protect billions of interactions every day across the
world's voice and data networks. Additional news and information about the
company is available at www.verisign.com.

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